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“Controversial.” “Onerous.” “Ideologically offensive.” These are the words used by Washington Post reporters Ceci Connolly and R. Jeffrey Smith to describe the pro-life policies of President George W. Bush. The liberal slam came in an article about some of the early actions President-elect Obama will seek to take when he is inaugurated next year. “Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions” was carried in the November 9 edition of the Post. The story revealed that Obama is “now consulting with liberal advocacy groups” in order to create a hit list of “the most onerous or ideologically offensive” regulatory and policy...

The Washington Post published a story on Match 25 faulting President Bush for not injecting himself quickly enough into the tragic killings at the Indian reservation in Red Lake, Minnesota. Post reporter Ceci Connolly found a volunteer at an Indian office who said about Bush, "I don't feel he cares about the American Indian people." This is a classic case of a manufactured story designed to make the president look bad. Connolly, a contributor to Fox News, wrote that "The reaction to Bush's silence was particularly bitter given his high-profile, late-night intervention on behalf of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida...

Martha Stewart’s wrongdoing: Bush’s fault. Less tan four hours after a federal jury in Manhattan convicted Martha Stewart, Washington Post reporter Ceci Connolly, appearing on FNC, advised Democrats that, “if they’re smart,” they will “connect the dots” amongst people “losing jobs,” “high-rollers” and CEOs “getting off easy” as they “give campaign contributions to President Bush,” not to mention “Cheney with Halliburton.” During a discussion about Stewart in the panel portion of the March 5 Special Report with Brit Hume, but anchored by Jim Angle, after panelist, Charles Krauthammer suggested that Bush can use the conviction to show he’s tough on...